Exodus 21:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 21:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְכִֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יַכֶּה֩
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עַבְדּ֜וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
א֤וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲמָתוֹ֙
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
בַּשֵּׁ֔בֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
וּמֵ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
יָד֑וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
נָקֹ֖ם
nâqam
H5358
to avenge
יִנָּקֵֽם
nâqam
H5358
to avenge
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"If a man strikes his servant or his maid with a rod, and he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if a man hits his male servant or his female servant with a staff and he dies under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.
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